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Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced the launch of the Read to be Ready coaching network.

Two-hundred coaches and two-thirds of Tennessee school districts are participating in the new coaching network that is designed to provide intensive support and professional learning opportunities for educators focused on early grades reading.

The new coaching network builds on the work started by 20 Read to be Ready summer programs across the state, which were aimed at improving the reading and writing development of first, second and third grade students who were the furthest behind in reading.

Clarksville, TN – This evening, September 27th, 2016 at 8:42pm, Clarksville Police Officers were sent to the scene of a shooting that had occurred at a home on the 200 block of Harrier Court.

An adult male had been shot and was transported by LifeFlight to Vanderbilt University Medical Center with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect(s) is unknown, but was said to have been in a red vehicle. The make and model are unknown.

APSU Sports Information

Murray, KY – Austin Peay State University’s volleyball team could not get its offense on track and dropped a three-set decision (19-25, 16-25, 14-25) to Murray State in Ohio Valley Conference action, Tuesday night at Racer Arena in the first contest of the newly minted Battle of the Border presented by Heritage Bank.

Clarksville, TN – Tennessee Department of Transportation commissioner John Schroer told a group of Clarksville community leaders Tuesday that the state needs to increase highway funding or risk stalling Tennessee’s strong economic growth.

On Saturday, September 24th, 2016, at 1:25am, while deputies were working to a clear traffic accident at the intersection of Highway 149 and 48, Hamilton approached the scene and was instructed to pull over due to the odor of marijuana emanating from his vehicle.

Clarksville, TN – Detective Adrian Anderson from the Clarksville Police Department is searching for a missing juvenile and is requesting public assistance. The missing juvenile is 17-year-old Angel Masterson from Clarksville.

Angel ran away from her residence (Summit Heights) and was last seen on September 18th, 2016. She may be trying to get back to Oklahoma to be with her boyfriend.

Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Police Detective Adrian Anderson is searching for a missing juvenile and is requesting public assistance. The missing juvenile is 17-year-old Teneka Jones from Clarksville.

Teneka ran away from her residence (1900 block of Memorial Drive) and was last seen on September 3rd, 2016. She is known to frequent the Lincoln Homes area.

Montgomery County, TN – Montgomery County Government is pleased to partner with Siemens Industry Inc. to begin a nearly $5 million, self funded efficiency project. Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett explains, “This project is very unique, as it will be funded through the savings that it generates over time.”

He continues, “Government doesn’t get to take on projects very often that pay for itself, so I’m really excited about this one. It’s a win-win for us. We will not only be upgrading and replacing much need items like chillers, boilers and lighting, but at the same time installing equipment that is much more efficient, saving us money on utilities for years to come.”

Mayor Jim Durrett says the efficiency project is projected to save the Montgomery County Government $358,827 in the first year.